The League of Extraordinary Gentleman

[IgoByte]

Doesn't do anything for me... I probably won't see it.

 

[Fritzo]

I like the fact that a 74 year old man is punching people out. That's why I'm going to see it GO GRANDPA!!!!

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: Growltiger
I'm wondering how many people are going to know who Dorian Grey is and what piece of literature he is from? I'm sure they'll mention it in the movie, but I doubt many have ever heard of Oscar Wilde or The Picture of Dorian Grey. Of course, I could be underestimating the American population....

i agree. i think thats going to be a big problem with this movie. how many people know who alan quatermain (sp?) is?! and mina?! its asking a lot of the audience. i think dorian grey is a good addition, i to the league. i wish i could say the same for tom sawyer. but it just looks like another british idea they needed to add an american to for sales purposes. mina as vampire also really ticks me off.
alan moore is a great comic writer but they keep butchering his stories for movies.
make Watchmen, make it good!

eh...anyway. ill go see it becuase i liked the comic book.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The name Zardoz is a slang word that is really The Wizard of Oz.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: illustri
beg to differ growltiger, i thought it was the dumbest thing when i saw previews but just recently when i heard the name, dorian gray INSTANTLY i knew i had to learn more, knowing full well his literary background in wilde's story i was NOT surprised they made him a superhero although the very idea delighted me immensely, i knew before they explained exactly what his power was and now im interested to see how they'll work with that in the movie.

in conclusion, some of us americans are more cultured than you think

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
opera in two acts
Music by Lowell Liebermann
Libretto by the composer, after the novel by Oscar Wilde
The painter Basil Hallward is showing Lord Henry Wotton his recently completed portrait of his young friend, Dorian Gray. Dorian enters and is struck with Lord Henry; he reflects how sad it is that he must grow old while his portrait stays forever young and beautiful, and wishes that their roles could be reversed. Dorian falls under Lord Henry's influence, and falls in love with an actress, Sibyl Vane. When she kills herself because of his cruelty, Dorian notices that the expression on the portrait has changed, and he realizes that his wish had been granted: the vicissitudes of his life will be reflected only in his portrait. He arranges to have it moved to an upper room in his house.

Eight years later, Basil upbraids Dorian for his dissipated life. Dorian shows him the portrait, which has grown ugly with the actions of his recent life; on an impulse, Dorian stabs and kills his old friend. In a dockside tavern, Dorian is confronted by Sibyl's brother, but manages to put him off; a little while later, Dorian sees him accidentally shot during a hunting expedition. He tells Lord Henry that he means to reform, but the older man only laughs at him. Alone in his attic, he confronts the picture, but it shows him that he is not really reformed; he is only a hypocrite. Angrily, he attacks the picture; as he stabs it, he falls to the floor, dead

 

[ohtwell]

I won't be seeing it in theaters. I might watch it on DVD later but I'm not sure yet. The trailers look cheesy to me and they make the movie look kind of stupid. That's just my opinion though. I hope anyone who goes to see it enjoys it!


: ) Amanda

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The name Zardoz is a slang word that is really The Wizard of Oz.

Why the confusion? It is mentioned in the movie.

 

[Greyd]

Comics are awesome and Alan Moore is a great writer. Hope the movie stays true.

 

[Tallgeese]

Who watches...the Watchmen?


THAT'S the one work of Alan Moore's they should be making!